Strength Enhancement Technique

PS: 1. Currently soliciting release incantations for the Zanpakuto. I've tentatively thought of two: "Boil, Red Ghost" and "Slaughter, Red Ghost." If you have better suggestions, please leave a comment.

2. One of the reasons Little Whale can't stand reading fanfiction is the reckless harem-building, disregarding the characters' ages.

"You want to study the Strength Enhancement Technique?!"

No one is a fool. As one of the Sannin and the number one medical ninja in the ninja world, no one would believe Tsunade is a fool.

She was slightly stunned by Suifeng's behavior, but she immediately understood, seeing through his intentions at a glance.

Many people know the principles of the Strength Enhancement Technique. As long as a ninja has decent chakra control, they might be able to unleash one or two powerful attacks based on this principle. However, there isn't a single person who can turn such attacks into a normal state like she does.

Yes, the most precious aspect of the Strength Enhancement Technique isn't that it can exert super strength, but that it turns this super strength into a normal state, integrating it into every movement, rather than being a big move that can only be unleashed at critical moments.

It's like the difference between countries that have a few nukes and the five major powers that possess entire nuclear arsenals.

The concept of a single missile versus a carpet-bombing campaign is completely different.

Others can only fire one shot, but Tsunade can carpet-bomb at any time; this is essentially her having trained the Strength Enhancement Technique into a passive skill.

This naturally involves sophisticated chakra burst techniques and secret arts.

In the current ninja world, no one understands this except Tsunade.

"I am very interested in your Strength Enhancement Technique, my lady, but I know you won't teach me. Therefore, I want to study it myself. Since I happened to run into you, I thought I'd give you a heads-up!"

Suifeng smiled.

Tsunade smiled too. She didn't know why, but she suddenly wanted to punch that unfairly handsome face of Suifeng's into a pulp.

"BOOM!!"

The wind rose, a thunderous roar erupted, and the earth trembled.

Suifeng only felt a massive force surge toward him. Before he could even react, he was blown ten meters into the air. He struggled to adjust his posture in mid-air, landed on the ground, and dropped to one knee to avoid making a fool of himself.

A giant crater, five or six meters in diameter and depth, appeared before him. Across the pit, Tsunade said with a beaming smile, "Doesn't the Uchiha clan's Sharingan claim to be able to copy all ninjutsu? Did you see it clearly? If not, I can do it again!"

Suifeng's eyes lit up. He looked up, two tomoe manifesting in his eyes. "If that's the case, then nothing could be better, Lady Tsunade!"

"SNAP!!"

"BANG!~"

Tsunade never expected Suifeng to dare answer like that under these circumstances. In an instant, she appeared before him and flicked her finger against his forehead, giving him no time to react.

However, when her finger struck his forehead, the sensation was clearly wrong; it felt as if she had flicked a piece of hardwood.

Iron Body!!

Suifeng's Iron Body defense naturally didn't reach the level of the true Six Powers, but he wasn't worried. This was a process of constant refinement. His current direction of development was to try to trigger this taijutsu through his body's memory and muscle memory, rather than active activation. Simply put, he wanted to turn Iron Body into a passive skill that would trigger automatically upon being attacked.

Although this method of activation slightly reduced the defensive power of Iron Body, as time passed and his development of it became more proficient, his defense would reach an incredible level.

Tsunade was a Kage-level powerhouse; her speed was so fast he couldn't react at all. Yet, even at such speed, the Iron Body he had been training recently still took effect.

This was also the reason Tsunade didn't intend to kill him. It must be said that Tsunade's control over strength and chakra had truly reached the pinnacle. Under normal circumstances, this flick would have sent Suifeng flying far away, and the force of the impact would have left him unconscious from a concussion for several days—a small lesson.

Unfortunately, Suifeng not only had the still-imperfect Iron Body, but he also had the Zanpakuto in his mind. Although this flick sent him flying, aside from his head feeling like it had been hit by a sledgehammer, he suffered no other injuries.

"Thank you for the guidance, Lady Tsunade. This time, I saw it very clearly!"

"Hmph!" Tsunade's face darkened. She didn't look at Suifeng again and turned to walk into the hospital. "Fine, I'd like to see if you can actually master my Strength Enhancement Technique!"

"It worked!" Suifeng held his head with both hands, struggling to stand up, but the smile on his face couldn't be hidden.

Tsunade didn't teach him the Strength Enhancement Technique, but she gave him the authority to study it, and that was enough.

In the future, once he researched the Strength Enhancement Technique, he could use it openly without needing to hide it.

"Suifeng, you, you, you, you, what were you just doing?!"

His exchange with Tsunade lasted less than a minute. By the time the others reacted, Tsunade had already entered the hospital, leaving only that conspicuous giant crater outside the entrance.

Hideki and Bai were both stunned, completely unable to understand where Suifeng's train of thought was going.

"The matter is resolved, but I'll have to trouble you two to take me back!" Suifeng gave a bitter smile, his vision went black, and he collapsed toward the ground.

...I am a dividing line...

"You want a powerful ninjutsu with low consumption, so you set your sights on the Strength Enhancement Technique!"

A day later, in the Great Elder's residence, the Great Elder looked at Suifeng sternly. "Do you have the confidence to research the Strength Enhancement Technique?!"

"Confidence or not, preparations must be made," Suifeng said. "Otherwise, even if I do research it, I wouldn't dare use it recklessly!"

"Now all of Konoha knows you've made a bold claim in front of Tsunade that you will research the Strength Enhancement Technique based on its principles. This is no longer just your own business."

"Why, is White Fang not dead yet? They actually have time to discuss this?!"

Suifeng asked with a grin.

"White Fang is currently holed up at home; his charges aren't enough for a death sentence!" The Uchiha clan was happy to see the infighting within the Hokage's faction. It was just a failed mission, after all; at most, he would face some pressure and punishment. At this time, no one would have guessed that White Fang would commit suicide. Whether it was the Third or Danzo, they would probably regret it to their very guts after White Fang's suicide, right?

Not dwelling on this issue further, Suifeng said, "I do have some ideas about the Strength Enhancement Technique, but after all, this is a technique of the Senju clan. Even if I research it, it will be very difficult to promote it within the Uchiha clan!"

"You just need to tell me whether you can research it or not!"

Had anyone else attempted such a thing, the Great Elder would likely have already dragged them by the head to the Hokage Office, but Suifeng was a genius—not just an ordinary one, but one who had proven through his actions that he was a prodigy in the research of Ninja Taijutsu.

The training method for Iron Body had already been quietly promoted among specific groups within the Uchiha clan, and facts had proven that this taijutsu indeed possessed considerable potential, capable of significantly enhancing the combat power and survival capabilities of the Uchiha. Although no one else had awakened Lava Release like Suifeng, the effects of Iron Body alone were enough to elevate the Uchiha clan to a new level.

Today, Iron Body had been designated as a clan secret technique by the Uchiha, becoming one of the essential sequences of family inheritance, much like the Shadow Secret Technique of the Nara clan.

With such a genius and such a pleasant surprise, how could one not value him?

Now, this genius had turned his gaze toward the Strength Enhancement Technique of the Senju clan; how could this not lead to endless speculation?

"There is also some information regarding the Strength Enhancement Technique within the clan; I will have someone send it to you. Suifeng, do your best!"

"Yes, Elder!" Suifeng replied decisively.